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But approval among Republicans is now at 51 percent compared to 30 percent last year. Democratic approval of the court fell 14 percentage points from 58 percent in September to 44 percent. Support for the court among independent voters has dropped just 1 point to 46 percent.

Democrats have had a relatively high approval rating of the court since 2012, when the Supreme Court preserved the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate and largely upheld President Barack Obama’s health care law as constitutional. Sixty-eight percent of Democrats reported approving of the court then.

In its most recent term, the court delivered several landmark conservative decisions. In Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, the court ruled 5-4 that for-profit corporations could decline to pay for contraceptive coverage under the ACA, citing religious opposition. The McCutcheon, et. al. v. FEC decision in April struck down more restrictions on campaign finance laws, ruling that aggregate limits on individual donations to parties, PACs and campaigns are unconstitutional. And Harris v. Quinn saw the high court deliver another blow to public sector unions, though some on the left have said the ruling was narrower than they feared.

The court’s overall approval rating remains on the lower end since Gallup began tracking the question in 2000.

The survey was conducted July 7-10 with 1,013 adults on landlines and cellphones. The margin for error is plus or minus 4 percentage points.